>> yeah, father tom, yeah. >> is he aware of what's going on with you guys? >> mm-hmm, he actually... he spoke to my mom this morning. so, he hears, you know, there's always that social connection one way or another, but he said to my mom, "i heard that the baby's not doing so well," and he wanted... he said, you know, "keep me informed." >> yeah, talk to father tom about this, but my guess is he's going to encourage you to bring your family and friends and your boy into church. and then... then the other question would be whether after the mass you would plan on having a burial or a cremation. and i think a lot of people... you know, we tend to think about these as sort of like options like any other option, until it comes right down to these difficult decisions, and then we say, "what is right for our boy?" you know. >> yeah. >> it's been... we've been able to talk about a lot of things and make some, you know, good decisions together on a lot of, you know, on everything. but this one's been... we've talked about and we both have similar feelings on differe

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together material that implied, without much subtlety, that tom had killed his sister and that tom's fatherg her body. >> tom would say things or write things on his website -- >> reporter: the allegations had been couched words like suspicion, avoiding direct accusations, but only an idiot would miss the obvious message. but, we wondered, was any of it built on actual evidence? how had pat come to the conclusion based on this interview that tom could be a sociopath? why did he suspect that, behind tom's very public crusade for justice, lurked a killer? well, pat told us he taken some special training in criminal psychology that has enabled him to detect possible guilt based on what people say and how they say it. >> how long were you at this reed institute. >> well, it's a week long -- i think it's a week long training for the first class. and then the second the advanced class is like a two-day seminar. >> then what? does a diploma or something at the end of it? >> a certificate. >> reporter: but if pat wasn't a exactly trained psychologist, he was and is an experienced policeman. he's be

. >> father tom mcnalley, a retired priest, works as a volunteer chaplain. he routinely visits the men in ad seg but must wear a protective stab vest at all times. >> i come out here, just sort of talk to the men, see if any of them want to talk to me. some are catholic, some are not. if i can do anything to help them, maybe get them a greeting card or a magazine. some want me to pray with them. i'll pray for them, for their intentions and just sort of be with them for a while. tell me, have you taken a look at that book yet? i don't want it back unless you're finished it. >> i've read it about halfway. >> good seeing you. i'll pick up the book next time. i'd like to get it back in the library. >> later. >> see you later. >> there's nothing i do in here. i stay in my cell 23 1/2 hours a day. it's hard to get through the day. you see the conditions of these cells. i need all the help i can get. >> ernie johnson, serving 26 years for robbery, was sent to ad seg for assaulting another inmate. >> i got into a fight. i have a real problem with child molesters and

your individual life, and when we first saw the metzger family and the amazing things that their father tom has done to hold this family together, we really said that is part of the stetson university sterns. we have some sweatshirts for them and. >> fantastic. >> i will give it to them. >> we want to to say congratulations on the shra scholarship. you all take care. >> thanks, russ. >> thanks. >> you guys take care. >>> it is about 24 minutes before the hour. mr. lonnie quinn is here with another check of the weather. what a story line. >> what a story is right. i was watching that and saw austin bundled up and sleeves over his hands. it's about 66 degrees right now down in deland, florida. i suppose by florida standards a little bit of a chill in your morning air. in terms of our weather across the country it's best told right now in picture form because your eyes immediately drawn to midsection of the country where we see the wet weather. here is how it's going to be breaking down. it's icy today from minnesota to new mexico. not for the entire day. later on when the temperatures start t

tom was more-or-less a surrogate father at a very fragile time in eric's life, when his father was dyingy, they talked about religion, they talked about anything and everything. and certainly, a much older tom brannon, who is clearly intelligent, with extremist view s certainly influenced him in a pretty profound manner. >> shortly after rudolph begins living with tom brannon, his father dies. though rudolph denies it, some think it solidified his resentment to the federal government. >> eric had been preached to by his family members for years how his father edhad died from canc. he could not get treatment in this united states because of the federal government. i think all this flavoring shaped his philosophy. i still believe in my heart, that's what turned him into the person he was. >> he was, as someone who had difficulty making connections with other people, really intent on making a relationship with someone who had a unique viewpoint that he shared about the world, which was your beliefs are your own and you don't have to conform. that would have appealed to rudolph in a paternal

father home. sergeant brian tom kins has missed birthdays and anniversaries, but he won't miss christmas.t ft. bliss has looked just like this, full of families and heavy with anticipation, as another plane load of troops arrives home. >> reporter: as the soldiers walk toward their families, lillian realizes the homecoming is her father. >> daddy! >> reporter: the initial reunions are quick, soldiers have to be debriefed and return their weapons. and then they can return to their families. >> i missed you. are we going to play now? >> it's great to be home. it's great. i missed them so much. >> reporter: there may be other deployments and more time away, but for now the iraq chapter of their service comes to a close. and this is time for family. janet shamlian, nbc news, el paso. >> what a great story to end on tonight. our thanks to all of our veterans for their service. that's our broadcast on a tuesday evening. thank you for being with us. i'm brian williams, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com in more ways than ever. a

. >> there you go, tom, scaring her father. >> we adults need that now and then. >> tom, thanks verye ahead. coming up a primetime exclusive. tyler clementi's parents speak out for the first time since their son killed himself. tyler's parents tell jason carroll whether that roommate has apologized to them and whether they're ready for the upcoming trial. >>> there may be criminal charges filed after a brawl. the markets never stop moving. of course, neither do i. solution? td ameritrade mobile trader. i can enter trades on the run. even futures and 4x. complex options, done. [ cellphone rings ] thank you. live streaming audio. advanced charts. look at that. all right here. wherever "here" happens to be. mobile trading from td ameritrade. number one in online equity trades. plus get up to $600 when you open an account. >>> up close tonight, a primetime exclusive. tyler clementi's parents speak out for the first time since their son committed suicide more than a year ago. he was a student at rutgers when his roommate allegedly used a web cam to stream video of him in a sexual encounte

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tom is a family man. he's a loyal husband and dedicated father to four sons. tom is also one of the friendliest people you will ever meet. he has a genuine personality and warm welcoming demeanor which served him well throughout his career. tom always seems to carry with him an inner irish spirit. from day one he has championed the underdog and the downtrodden, which is truly an admirable quality. throughout the course of his legal career, tom has been the david to many corporation's goliath, taking on big tobacco, multiple pharmaceutical companies, and even global terrorists. he never waivers in his dedication to his clients or to his cause. his cases are taken not necessarily because he knows he can win but because morally they are the right thing to do. tom is truly an inspiration to any -- to many young aspiring attorneys who want to change the world. he has been to me. as tom sees it, his life duty is to help those who are in need. he launched his legal career representing the interests of victims of crime in the united states attorneys office and he has n

father. that's exciting. >> piers: i agree. >> try to get some sleep. >> piers: i will try. thank you very much. >> piers: tomtricia cornwell, best-selling author of murder mist business are a -- mysteries. and rashida jones, with a famous mother and father, she has business firm any her blood. why aren't you, the product of two superstars lying on a sun lounger in a bikini spending

and an hamdan mark worked on human rights issues and was also the key adviser to her father, the late congressman tom lantos, someone whose expertise we will all sorely miss especially on such issues as human rights and such issues as russia. when i testified with katrina, there was more than one voice in congress saying when are we going to have you in congress. last but not least, my good friend david satter. a former moscow correspondent and a prolific writer born in chicago, graduated university of chicago in oxford where he was a rhodes scholar, worked for "chicago tribune," london financial times, wall street journal and a number of books the latest one i'm leaving right now and it's a very depressive reading. it is called -- it was a long time ago and never happened anyway. it's about the memories of stalin's repression and we hope to have your book review. with that let's go to vladimir first and then katrina and then have a few words after that. >> we can speak here. maybe take ten to 12 minutes to read -- thank you for coming and to heritage for hosting this important event has a very impor

zero the big picture is coming up in just a half hour tonight tom will explain the myth of the greedy founders and explain why the fathers of the u.s. were not part of the one percent but that's going to do it have a great night. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so for like you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harkin welcome to the big picture. on. the news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. china corporations are all today.

ambassador in denmark worked on human rights issues and is also, was also key adviser to her father, the late congressman, tom lantos, someone's expertise we sorely miss especially as such issues as human rights and such issues as russia. and when i testified with katrina there was more than one voice in congress saying when are we going to have you in congress? last but not least, my good friend david satter. david is a former moscow correspondent and a prorisk writer, born in chicago. graduated university of chicago and oxford where he was a rhodes scholar. worked for "the chicago tribune", london financial times, "wall street journal", and written a number about books. the latest one i'm reviewing right now and it is very, very depressing reading. it is called, ", it was a long time ago and never happened anyway". it is about the memory of stalin's repressions and we hoped to have your book reviewed and, an event for your book at sase very soon. with that let's go to vladimir and katrina and david. then i have a few words after that. >> we can speak here? >> we speak here, maybe 10 to 12 minutes. >> the mi

fathers of this country. >> it's been just a few days since tom's near fatal overdose and though he considers the episode itselfed of the general path he's treading. >> i grew up in a good family, but i think it's just dumb choices that i made that i regret making. >> he stops in at the los angeles youth network, a hollywood agency which has seen more than 600 kids like tom each year since it opened in 1986. a hot meal at layn is a daily part of tom's routine. but today he also meets with a case worker to discuss his hopes of going home. >> i just want to move back to denver. >> to denver? >> yeah. i have been trying to do that for a month and a half. >> what's in denver? >> that's my home. i have like employment waiting for me out there, possibly a home. >> but like all addicts, tom is caught in a vicious cycle he can't seem to put an end to. >> i want to be able to stop permanently, you know. i was clean for like five months in denver until i came out here. when i go back to denver, i plan to like stay away from it again. >> one thing he can control is his association with al. >> what's up? >> their relations

my father who loved tom as an 18-year-old boy in 1943 and was a goner and east anglia and after 35 missionstaught me always that serving my country and serving my state was really important. and when your country needs you, you need to stand up to the challenge and be called and be ready. i thought my service to my country was done when i finish my tour with united states air force. it's been my business to serve me state for 25 plus years. but our country is in trouble. this isn't about me. this is about you. it's about that young men out there. it is about his future and what our country is going to look like and another four years if we don't get a handle on the spending. i've asked to crowd today, are you better off today than you were $4 trillion ago? i don't think so. and so, having some thoughtful individuals, but in particular, a principled, disciplined fiscal conservative as your president is one of the ways to do that. i offer myself to you in that role. and here's a pat that will make with you. if you will have my back on the third of january when you go to caucus, i'll have your

all over his face and he was be horribly >> cook county sheriff tom dart member of the catholic church since a young boy and the said fathere a member of his family out rage when he heard what happened to >> this is one of those that obviously outrageous everyone involved. you have people that would attack and 80 year old man but not just any eight year old man 80 year-old priest who has dawned literally nothing but give his entire life to others and is shocking appalls everybody and who are these colors that would do this and act like this? >> says the attackers did not have to resort to stealing the money if they came to the priest and asked him he would have given it to them father daniel mallette spent the entire life helping out those in need, dart says that is his passion >> state of indiana offering of $5 million settlement to victims of indiana stage fair collapse working out to 300,000 to the estates of the seven people killed the rest of the money part of medical bills to the 61 people injured separate from a lawsuit filed last month against the band sugarland supposed to be performing at the time of the collapse

tom costello covered the disaster, and tonight he has more on the settlement. >> reporter: it's a tragedy that still haunts west virginia coal country. 29 men, husbands, fathers, brothers, sons and uncles died when a huge explosion ripped through the upper big branch mine in april 2010. soon after, we talked to tommy davis, who lost his own son, as well as a brother and a nephew. >> why? why did it happen? somebody tell me. why am i not coming home, seeing my son on my couch. >> reporter: federal and state investigators quickly focused on the mine operator, massey energy and what they called a pattern of reckless disregard for safety. >> basic fundamental safety precautions and practices were neglected. >> reporter: today, the largest government settlement ever stemming from a mine disaster. the new owner of the mine, alpha resources, will pay $209 million. $46 million of it in restitution, to be split among the miners' families. $11 million to settle hundreds of safety violations racked up before the explosion. the rest will go to mine safety improvements and mine safety research. in a statement, the company says, alpha believes the settlements announced tod

father. he's somebody i've known. i know his wife and kids. this has to be a difficult situation for them. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news 4, washington. >>> ofield was 79 when he died in his hometown of detroit after suffering a long illness. he operated a pr firm here in washington for more than 40 years before he returned to detroit two months ago. his firm received many awards. his first client was motown. in 2001, he became the first african-american to receive the public relations society of america's gold handle. it's the highest award given in the public relations industry. he was also on the news 4 community advisory board for years. >>> there will not be a teen curfew in montgomery county. they voted to delay it. it would have made it illegal for those 18 and under to be outside after 11:00 on the weekend. the measure cannot be brought up again for at least 18 months. >>> get the morning after pill over the counter failed. we'll tell you more about that. >>> remembering the victims of >>> hello and welcome back. i'm meteorologist doug kammerer watching this strong storm making its way up from the south. the storm is to the south and wes

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. >> we're going to get to the rise of your father and how he came to national prominence, but, richard, given what tom dewey jr. has said about his father, take that and describe for us his campaign style. >> it differed, frankly. it's interesting. for someone who has sort of been often caricatured, he's actually a much more dynamic campaigner. when he ran for district attorney, for example, in new york county, new york county was one county and there were people all over the burroughs of new york city that day who wanted to vote for thomas dewey. thomas dewey wasn't on their ballot. he had electrified this city with his exploits taking on the rackets. and because new york, even more then than now, was the heart of american communications. you had the loose press. you had, obviously, the radio networks. i mean, to become a phenomenon in new york meant potentially a national phenomenon. tom dewey was the inspiration, i don't know if you ever saw the movies, but hollywood was cranking out a movie a week at one point in the late 1930's, inspired by his exploits. in 1939, 37 years old, the district attorn

father. that's exciting. >> piers: i agree. >> try to get some sleep. >> piers: i will try. thank you very much. >> piers: tomll, best-selling author of murder mist business are a -- mysteries. and rashida jones, with a

my father, when i first was a public celebrity, somebody asked him when he was at a gathering at the elks club some pacesetter you related to tom brokaw? he said i think he is a cousin. i am not sure. [laughter] another book of light to talk about this the incredible importance of that attaching what you call the enlightened form of philanthropy plant there be plays an important role and by that i mean foundations such as the one of the ones i am particularly attached to it is the robin hood foundation. you talk about it been away the model it would do well to expand in many different cities. >> we're very fortunate to have that. i was the bay skeptic they are a bunch of rich guys having a reputation in. they invited me to their breakfast that i have every year. another one is coming up soon. john kennedy, jr. was there at the time and introduce two young men he went to prep school that was running a school in east harlem and it was very moving what they we're doing and how john was attached to them. when john was lost i thought what could i do? i said i would like to help out for a while. then the robin hood people said to me

. >> tom, patricia cornwell, best-selling author of murder mist business are a -- mysteries. and rashida jones, with a famous mother and fatherblood. why aren't you, the product of

and my father, when i first got to have some kind of public celebrity, somebody once asked him, he was at a gathering at the elks club in our hometown, and somebody said are you related to tom brokaw, and my dad looked at him and said i think he's a cousin, i'm not sure. [laughter] >> another aspect of your book that i'd like us to talk about is -- which i didn't really know is the incredible importance you attach to what one might call an enlightened form of philanthropy. philanthropy plays an important role, and by that i mean foundations such as one of the ones that i'm particularly attached to in this city is the robin hood foundation. >> right. >> many and you, you talk about it as a, in a way, a model. the robin hood foundation would do well to expand in many different cities. >> yeah. we're very fortunate to have the robin hood foundation. i was a big skeptic when it first started. >> you were? >> i thought these are just a bunch of rich guys trying to buy reputation. i had a bunch of friends involved in it, and they invited me to their breakfast they have every year, they've got another one coming up before too long. and john kennedy jr. was there at the time, and h

favorites, and my father, when i first got have some kind of public celebrity, somebody once asked him -- he was at a gathering at the elks club, and somebody said are you related to tom brokaw? my dad said, i think he's a cousin. i'm not sure. [laughter] >> another aspect of your book that i'd like us to talk about is -- which i didn't really know -- is the incredible importance you attach to what one might call an enlightened form of philanthropy. philanthropy plays an important role, and by that i mean foundations such as one of the ones i'm particularly attached to in this city, is the robin hood foundation. >> right. >> and you talk about it as -- in a way a model. the robin hood foundation would do well to expand in many different cities. >> we're very fortunate to have the robin hood foundation. i was a big skeptic when it first started. thought it was bunch of rich guys trying to buy a reputation. and i had a lot of friends involved in it. and they invited know their breakfast which hey have every year, and john kennedy, jr. was there at the time, and he introduced two young men he had gone to prepare school with who were running a school in east harlem and it

my father when i first got to have some kind of public celebrity, somebody once asked him when he was at a gathering in our home town, are you related to tom brokaw? my dad says i think he is a cousin. i am not sure. [laughter] >> another aspect of your book i would like us to talk about which i didn't really know is the incredible importance you attach to what one might call an enlightened form of philanthropy. philanthropy plays an important role. by that i mean foundations such as one of the ones i am particularly attached to in mississippi the robin hood foundation. and you talk about it and a way a model. the robin hood foundation would do well to expand in many different cities. >> we are fortunate to have a robin hood foundation. i was a skeptic when it started. these are a bunch of rich guys trying to buy a reputation. lot of guys were organized and they invited me to their breakfast with another one coming up before too long. john kennedy jr. was there at the time and he introduced two young men he had gone to press school with in east harlem and he was moving about what they were doing and how john was attached to him so when joh

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my father, when i first got to have some kind of a public celebrity someone went to ask him when he was at a gathering he went to our home town and said are you related to tom brokaw and my dad said i'm not sure. [laughter] >> another aspect of your book i would like us to talk about, which i didn't really know the incredible and importance that you attach what we might call an enlightened form of philanthropy and plays an important role, and by that i mean foundations such as -- one of them i am attached to in this city is the robin hood foundation, and you talk about that as a model the robin hood foundation would do well to expend in many different cities. >> we are 44 genet. i was a big skeptic. these were guys trying to buy reputation and i have a lot of friends that were involved in it and they invited me to their breakfast which they have every year. they have one coming up before too long and john kennedy, jr. was there at that time and he introduced to young men he had gone to prep school with who were running a school in east harlem and was very moving about what they were doing and how jongh was attached to him and so when that john was lost i th